The seafaring image typical of Quinn's early career

Freddy Quinn (born September 27, 1931) is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Hans Albers Hans Albers (September 22, 1891 - July 24, 1960) was a German actor and singer, nicknamed Der Blonde Hans (The Blond Hans). ... A persona is a social role, or a character played by an actor. ... Sunset at sea Look up Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Look up maritime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Heimatlos sind viele auf der Welt,
heimatlos und einsam wie ich.
Überall verdiene ich mein Geld,
doch es wartet keiner auf mich.
Keine Freunde, keine Liebe,
keiner denkt an mich das ganze Jahr.
Keine Freunde, keine Liebe,
wie es früher, früher einmal war.

In this world many people have no home to come to,
they have no home and are just as lonesome as I am.
I earn my money all over the place,
but no one is waiting for me.
No friends, no love,
no one thinks of me all year round.
No friends, no love,
the way it used to be back then.

from "Heimatlos" (1957)

Freddy Quinn was born Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Niedl-Petz in Lower Austria and grew up in Vienna. However, having left the landlocked country of Austria for Germany, he was "discovered" in St. Pauli, Hamburg, and was offered his first record contract in 1954. He represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 in Lugano, Switzerland with the atypical song, "So geht das jede Nacht", about an unfaithful girlfriend who dates lots of men. His other songs are mostly about the endless sea and the solitary life in faraway lands. His first hit record was "Heimweh" ("Homesickness", aka "Brennend heißer Wüstensand", "Dort wo die Blumen blüh'n" and "Schön war die Zeit", 1956), a German version of Dean Martin's "Memories Are Made of This". Other hits, often just as Freddy, followed: "Die Gitarre und das Meer" (1959), "Unter fremden Sternen" (1959), "Irgendwann gibt's ein Wiedersehn" (1960), "La Paloma" (1961), "Junge, komm bald wieder" (1963). His popularity petered out in the 1970s, but Quinn continued performing in front of audiences who were growing old with him. See also: 1956 in music, other events of 1957, 1958 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Pat Boone stars in his first two Hollywood motion pictures: Bernadine and April Love Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Será, Será), from 1956s Alfred Hitchcock... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Länder in Austria. ... Vienna (German: Wien ; Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian: Beč, Czech: Vídeň, Hungarian: Bécs, Romanian: Viena, Romani: Bech or Vidnya, Russian: Вена, Slovak: Viedeň, Slovenian: Dunaj) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... St. ... The smaller Alster lake at dusk Hamburg (Low German: Hamborg, [haË‘mbɔːχ]) is the second largest city in Germany and with Hamburg Harbour, its principal port, Hamburg is also the second largest port city in the European Union. ... See also: 1953 in music, other events of 1954, 1955 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here To Eternity, 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the process Bing Crosby received a... The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first Eurovision. ... Location within Switzerland Lugano is a city in south-east Switzerland, in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. ... Homesickness is generally described as a feeling of longing for ones familiar surroundings. ... See also: 1955 in music, other events of 1956, 1957 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Cameo-Parkway Records formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe. ... Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer and film actor. ... Memories Are Made of This is a popular song. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1971 to 1980, inclusive. ...

Freddy Quinn in Ikaalinen, Finland, 1985

Starting in the late 1950s, Quinn also acted in several movies, again frequently cast as the seafaring loner. Titles include Freddy, die Gitarre und das Meer (1959), Freddy unter fremden Sternen (1959), Freddy und das Lied der Südsee (1962), and Heimweh nach St. Pauli (1963). Subsequently, Quinn also performed on the stage in such diverse roles as Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, the king in The King and I, and Lord Fancourt Babberly in Charley's Aunt. Ikaalinen (Ikalis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... This article is about the year. ... Scene from the 1984 version. ... The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. ... W. S. Penley as the first Charleys Aunt, Donna Lucia d’Alvadorez, performed at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds in 1892. ...

Freddy Quinn was also an accomplished circus performer who stunned television audiences as a tightrope walker performing live and without a safety net. On another occasion, which was also televised, he rode a lion inside a circus cage while the lion was balancing atop a moving surface. It has been suggested that Acrobalance be merged into this article or section. ... Tightrope walking is a spectacle activity usually performed for the amusement of an audience. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ...

In 2004 Quinn was charged with tax evasion. He had declared Switzerland as his main residence while he had in fact been living in Hamburg, Germany. He pleaded guilty, paid all his tax debts (more than € 900,000), and eventually was fined € 150,000. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article discusses tax avoidance, tax evasion, tax mitigation, tax fraud, tax resistance and tax protest. ... The euro (plural euro--but note linguistic issues concerning the euro, symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union and single currency for over 300 million Europeans in the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands...

Freddy Quinn still lives in Hamburg.

External links

• Freddy Quinn at the IMDb
• A Freddy Quinn fan page